Biden announces plans for Cancer Moonshot launch

Vice President Biden recently outlined the plans for the Cancer Moonshot launch. | Courtesy of Shutterstock

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden recently issued a plan that outlines how the Obama administration’s Cancer Moonshot initiative
will launch.
“The Cures bill is something we are going to be strongly
advocating for in the lame duck because it’s the perfect vehicle for the
moonshot,” Jon Retzlaff, managing director of science policy
and government relations at the American Association for Cancer Research, said. “It could really change the face of cancer.”
The Energy and Commerce Committee agrees with Retzlaff.
According to it, the Cancer Moonshot links perfectly with
21st Century Cures. Furthermore, the committee believes that, when paired with
Cures, the initiative should dramatically improve patient care.
“Cures has been a special initiative from the start,” Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman
Fred Upton (R-MI) said. “From day one, it’s always been about the patients.
And it’s the energized, unwavering hard work by patients and their loved ones
on the front lines that have us closer than ever to delivering #CuresNow. As
we have told Vice President Biden, we are ready for lift-off. We’re closing in
on what’s truly a once-in-a-generation, transformational opportunity to change
the way we treat disease.”